Wednesday, 27. November 2002
Topic: - on November 27, 2002 at 12:40:40 PM CET
TV advert banned for 'offensive' cartoon of Bush
A television advertisement has been banned for poking fun at George W Bush. Its creators have been told that they must get the American president's permission if they want to be irreverent about him. When the producer of the ITV animated comedy 2DTV, asked regulators what would happen if they wanted to ridicule Osama bin Laden or Saddam Hussein, he was told he would have to obtain their "authorisation" too.
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